Test drive Audi A3 2003 - 2008 hatchback
Outbreak of activity
Audi-A3 Sportsbek, of course, is a car for an active driver. And the point here is not only in aggressive appearance. The yellow day of the calendar
I am not too original in love autumn, with its fresh transparent air, when you can walk in the forest, racing the beauty of fallen leaves, and think about something exalted. But for November, my love does not spread at all. This month, everything seems to freeze on the eve of winter, the days become monotonously gray, and people too. And nothing seems to be awake to wake them.
Here I am, half asleep, sitting by the window of the bus, with sadness and longing I think about summer, about warmth, about the sun would rather. My depression would probably have lasted at least a month if it weren’t for this car. She, like expensive vitamin complexes, filled me with new energy.
At the door of the cabin stood three sportsbeks gray, yellow and red. The red still went, but gray ... no, no, just not that! I was not inspired by the prospect of spending two gray November days while driving a gray car, even if it is Audi. That is why I almost jumped with joy when my hands were in my hands from this yellow beauty, so hot and calling. I imagined with what interest the surroundings would be at the interest of us, and the anticipation of the future holiday imperceptibly settled in my soul.
They went their own way Only a year and a half ago, sales of the new A3 of the three-door hatchback began, and it would be logical to assume that the 5-door version would not be long in coming. But in Ingolstadt they decided not just to add two doors to the treshka, but to give the new model their own A3-SportsBk name.
Audi, obviously, believes that the sports and active image is exactly the only thing that was not enough for their cars, so the sportsback got the full program. Now, not a single new product of the company is complete without the open mouth of the radiator grille, on stylish rear lights, in the spirit of the concept of Nuvolar, also did not save. And the high window sill line and slanting front headlights borrowed from A3 it turned out very cool. But at the same time, a sportbek is 83 mm longer than a threek. Which, as you know, was primarily reflected in appearance, it does not look at all a 5-door hatchback, but a sports, tightened station wagon. And inside the place was noticeably increased, both in the back seat and in the trunk.
In general, the car seems much more solid A3. The impression is that if a treshka is still a chubby peanut, then the sportsback is already a stronger teenager, in terms of height and earthly, almost not inferior to A4. And honestly, I felt a little sorry just a third. After all, her newborn sister, so fashionable and rapid, will probably beat off a lot of fans from the 3-door A3.
However, let the problems of sales better excite the Germans, not me. By pressing the alarm key button, I gained access to the yellow beauty salon. The holiday continues.
Why is it good so harmonica plays Inside, everything looks solid, high -quality and exquisite. I did not even expect another from the car in the most expensive performance. Having fallen into a sports, with developed side support, I can easily find a convenient position set of comprehensive adjustments, and the steering wheel can be installed both in height and in the corner of the inclination. I immediately notice that in the middle of a three -spoke leather steering wheel is not a round hub, as on A3, but a trapezoid that resembles a pattern of a radiator grill in shape. A convenient armrest was sheltered between the front seats, under the cover of which you can hide the three packs of cigarettes. The dashboard with a branded red backlit, made in the classic Volkswagen spirit 2+2, where large discs of the speedometer and tachometer are adjacent to small round indicators of the coolant temperature and the amount of fuel, looks very stylish. By the way, on the gloves and doors of the inserts made of polished aluminum, they greatly revive the pathologically serious German interior. On the ceiling, to my surprise, I found as many as two lamps, separately for each row of seats.
On the central console, even rows of buttons, from here you can control the microclimate and the audio system. The temperature adjustment appeared somewhat uncomfortable. In order, for example, to make air in the cabin is cooler for five degrees, you need to turn the switch handle counterclockwise at a small angle, return and so repeat five times.
But, of course, the music installed in this machine deserves special attention. A magnificent, high -quality sound pouring from the speakers of the BOUZ company, my classmates would immediately christen them with pathos, I really liked them. Moreover, if you still have old favorite cassettes, do not rush to throw them away, the symphony is able to lose not only CDs.
The on -board computer is laid only the most expensive version of the ambish
This small box can be useful for storing business cards or several packs of chewing gum
The electrically adjustable emphasis for the lower back is very convenient, but is installed for an additional fee
If necessary, the sunscreen is easy to fold, pressing it down
Sitting in the back seat of a man of 186 cm tall is not difficult
However, enough about the secondary. Unfortunately, my parents did not become a connoisseur of music as such. I like the sound of a car engine much more symphonic poem a night jump and sunrise Jan Sibelius. Yes, and it is not to go through to ride at all!
Spontaneity itself A lot of motors of good and different such Audi policy. Of the four engines possible for the A3-Sports Bank, we chose a 2-liter 150-horsepower FSI with direct injection. One hundred and two 1.6-liter horses seemed insufficient for such a car, a turbodiesel in Russia is still a pleasure for an amateur. And with the most powerful 250-horsepower, Sportbek costs almost $ 60,000 is still too much for a golf-class car. That is why the choice fell at 2.0 L FSI. The Germans detained the 6-speed automatic volume automatic transmission to help him. It all works just a sight for sore eyes.
I switch the machine into a sports mode and press the floor gas pedal to the stop. The engine waking up from the bottom, not shining for a moment, rapidly drives the tachometer arrow exactly to the mark of 6400 r/min before the revolutionary limiter is triggered. At the same time, the salon is filled with a juicy, bass sound, not at all annoying, but very appropriate. It seems that he only pressed the gas, and on the speedometer already 110 km/h and only the third gear. I want to go even faster the car is eager for battle. But, alas, in the city such sports exercises are not at all appropriate. I’ll go, I’m slowness, or I’m flying along the street with yellow lightning, the people do not really have time to see my beauty.
In the usual mode, the duet of the motor is meekness itself. Switching occur early, in the zone of 2500 revolutions, smoothly and neatly. And the computer shows the ratio of fuel consumption of 78 liters per 100 km that pleasing to any economy.
However, fuel saving is not the first thing the owners of such cars think. That is why, having reached my beloved winding path in the Lytkarino area, I switched the box to manual mode and again pressed the gas in a good way. I manage to accelerate up to 200 km/h on straight, I press the brake before turning and pulling the handle of the box down to the second gear, braked and loading the front axis of the car, put the car in a turn and smoothly open the gas. This is just a class like a sportsback writes turns! The right leg rested on the partition connecting the console and the tunnel, it seems that the front wheels have long been time to crawl out, but the car holds the arc tenaciously. And only when the limit is really reached, the electronic stabilization system delicately holds the car, preventing it from sliding.
FSI engines are adapted to Russian fuel. There will be no problems with gasoline
Unlike most dumb rows, from which you will not wait for information, how much the wheels are turned, the sportsback has a beautiful steering. Enough enough and with adequate feedback. The electromechanical amplifier with a servotonik, depending on speed, changes the force on the steering wheel, and does it, it is worth noting, always on the case.
But do not think that this audi is a special projectile for high -speed storming of turns and is endowed, in this regard, there is no dentistry suspension at all. Yes, the suspension is dense, knocked down, but with calm driving it is quite comfortable and does not disturb passengers because of every little thing on the road. Sportbek, although hot, but at the same time a comfortable car in all respects, in which you feel good both while driving and on the back sofa. But he has another 370-liter trunk, which can be increased to 1120 liters, our audi is almost a station wagon. A car with such a set of qualities, far from the last one in the piles of ranks in the name, albeit for a considerable amount of $ 30,554, still look.
All good, no matter how sad, sooner or later ends. Tomorrow I will meet gray Moscow streets and dull faces of the bus passengers again. But for a long time I will remember this outbreak of activity, which Sportbek owes entirely. Or maybe I will accumulate money and buy myself such a yellow car. And I will always be active, well, like a pioneer.
Free choice To choose, believe me, there is something from. The cheapest equipment atrakshn includes ABS, anti-circus system, climate control, 4 pillows, central locking, electric windows and heated mirrors, immobilizer and audio training. Here you can choose from three engines: 1.6 liters, 102 liters. p., 2.0 l, 150 l. with. and turbodiesel in 140 liters. with. Prices begin at $ 28,674 for a car with a 1.6-liter engine. The most expensive in this configuration will be a machine with a turbodiesel and a hydromechanical box DSG $ 35,595.
The performance of an ambient is about $ 2100 more expensive. For this amount, the car will be equipped with cast discs, the leather with a steering wheel and a lever of the gearbox, adjusting the front seats in height, decorative inserts for wood, thermometer, light sensors, cruise control and an electricchrome mirror.
A little more expensive (approximately $ 110) Ambash. It means a sports wheel and seats, an on -board computer, fog lights, aluminum decorative inserts, a sunscreen on the rear window. Only in this configuration can you get a 250-horsepower engine with a volume of 3.2 liters. Such a machine will cost $ 58 294 with 6-speed mechanics and $ 60 553 with a DSG box.
BEHIND
Bright appearance, excellent motor, excellent handling, convenient, spacious interior
VS
Some thought of the machine gun in normal mode, expensive options, high price
Audi A3 Sportback 2.0
general information
Body (number of places/doors)
hatchback (5/5)
Equipped mass, kg
1345
Length x width x height, mm
4286x1765x1423
Base, mm
2578
Front/back, mm track
1531/1515
Acceleration time 0100 km/h, with
9.7
Speed, km/h
209
Fuel consumption, l/100 km highway/city
5.8/11.3
Engine
Design
gasoline, in-line, 4-cylinder
Working volume, SMZ
1984
Power, L.S. at rpm
150/6000
Torque, kgsm at rpm
20.4/3500
Chassis
Drive unit
On the front wheels
Transmission
Automatic 6-speed tiptronics
Suspension
Independent, with stabilizers of anti -resistance stability
front
Type McEzerson
behind
Mollycent
Steering
rhealenic type with an electromechanical amplifier
Brakes
Disco in front are ventilated
Tires
205/55 R16
Andrey Koltun, photo of Maxim Goncharov
A source: Magazine buy a car [22/2004]
